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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

constricted
adjective inhibited; `when modern man feels socially constricted his first impulse is to move`

constricting
constrictive adjective (of circumstances) tending to constrict freedom

constriction
tightness noun a tight feeling in some part of the body; `he felt a constriction in her chest`; `she felt an alarming tightness in her chest`; `emotion caused a constriction of his throat`

constrictor
noun any of various large nonvenomous snakes that kill their prey by crushing it in its coils

construal
noun an interpretation of the meaning of something; the act of construing

construct
build verb make by combining materials and parts; `this little pig made his house out of straw`; `Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer`

construction
twist noun an interpretation of a text or action; `they put an unsympathetic construction on his conduct`

construction
noun a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit; `I concluded from his awkward constructions that he was a foreigner`

construction industry
housing industry noun an industry that builds housing

construction paper
noun paper suitable for drawing and making cutouts

construction worker
hard hat noun a worker skilled in building offices or dwellings etc.

constructive
adjective emphasizing what is laudable or hopeful or to the good; `constructive criticism`

constructive eviction
noun action by a landlord that compels a tenant to leave the premises (as by rendering the premises unfit for occupancy); no physical expulsion or legal process is involved

constructive fraud
legal fraud noun comprises all acts or omissions or concealments involving breach of equitable or legal duty or trust or confidence

constructive possession
noun (law) having the power and intention to have and control property but without direct control or actual presence upon it

constructive trust
involuntary trust noun a trust created by a court (regardless of the intent of the parties) to benefit a party that has been wrongfully deprived of its rights

constructive-metabolic
energy-storing(a) adjective of or relating to anabolism

constructively
adverb in a constructive manner; `it is my task to look critically and constructively at the flaws and the failures`

constructiveness
noun the quality of serving to build or improve

constructivism
noun an abstractionist artistic movement in Russia after World War I; industrial materials were used to construct nonrepresentational objects

constructivist
noun an artist of the school of constructivism

consubstantial
adjective regarded as the same in substance or essence (as of the three persons of the Trinity)

consubstantiate
verb become united in substance; `thought and the object consubstantiate`

consubstantiation
noun the doctrine of the High Anglican Church that after the consecration of the Eucharist the substance of the body and blood of Christ coexists with the substance of the consecrated bread and wine

consuetude
noun a custom or usage that has acquired the force of law

consuetudinary
consuetudinal noun a manual describing the customs of a particular group (especially the ceremonial practices of a monastic order)

consul
noun a diplomat appointed by a government to protect its commercial interests and help its citizens in a foreign country

consular
adjective having to do with a consul or his office or duties

consulate
noun diplomatic building that serves as the residence or workplace of a consul

consulship
noun the post of consul

consult
verb advise professionally; `The professor consults for industry`

consult
verb seek information from; `You should consult the dictionary`; `refer to your notes`

consultancy
noun the practice of giving expert advice within a particular field; `a business management consultancy`

consultation
audience noun a conference (usually with someone important); `he had a consultation with the judge`; `he requested an audience with the king`

consulting firm
consulting company noun a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee

consulting service
noun service provided by a professional advisor (e.g., a lawyer or doctor or CPA etc.)

consumable
adjective may be used up

consume
ingest verb serve oneself to, or consume regularly; `Have another bowl of chicken soup!`; `I don`t take sugar in my coffee`

consume
eat d deplete verb use up (resources or materials); `this car consumes a lot of gas`; `We exhausted our savings`; `They run through 20 bottles of wine a week`

consumed
used-up(a) adjective completely used up

consumer
noun a person who uses goods or services

consumer credit
noun a line of credit extended for personal or household use

consumer finance company
small loan company noun a finance company that makes loans to people who have trouble getting a bank loan

consumer goods
noun goods (as food or clothing) intended for direct use or consumption

consumer price index
CPI noun an index of the cost of all goods and services to a typical consumer

consumer research
noun marketing research that yields information about the motives and needs of different classes of consumers

consumerism
noun a movement advocating greater protection of the interests of consumers

consuming
overwhelming adjective very intense; `politics is his consuming passion`; `overwhelming joy`

consummate
masterful adjective having or revealing supreme mastery or skill; `a consummate artist`; `consummate skill`; `a masterful speaker`; `masterful technique`; `a masterly performance of the sonata`; `a virtuoso performance`

consummated
adjective brought to completion; `a consummated transaction`

consummation
noun the act of bringing to completion or fruition

consumption
using up noun the act of consuming something

consumption
intake noun the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)

consumptive
adjective afflicted with or associated with pulmonary tuberculosis; `a consumptive patient`; `a consumptive cough`

contact
tangency noun (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact; `they forget to solder the contacts`

contact
noun a thin curved glass or plastic lens designed to fit over the cornea in order to correct vision or to deliver medication

contact dermatitis
noun a delayed type of allergic reaction of the skin resulting from skin contact with a specific allergen (such as poison ivy)

contact lens
noun a thin curved glass or plastic lens designed to fit over the cornea in order to correct vision or to deliver medication

contact print
noun a print made by exposing a photosensitive surface to direct contact with a photographic negative

contact sport
noun a sport that necessarily involves body contact between opposing players

contadino
noun an Italian farmer

contagion
infection noun the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people; `a contagion of mirth`; `the infection of his enthusiasm for poetry`

contagious disease
contagion noun any disease easily transmitted by contact

contagiously
infectiously adverb in a contagious manner; `she was contagiously bubbly`

contained
adjective gotten under control; `the oil spill is contained`

container
noun any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)

container ship
containership noun a cargo ship designed to hold containerized cargoes; `the weight of the documentation of all the consignments on board a contemporary container ship can exceed 90 pounds`

containerful
noun the quantity that a container will hold

containerize
containerise verb package in a container; `The cargo was containerized for safe and efficient shipping`

containerized
containerised adjective packaged in large standardized containers; `containerized cargo`

containment
noun the act of containing; keeping something from spreading; `the containment of the AIDS epidemic`; `the containment of the rebellion`

contaminant
contamination noun a substance that contaminates

contaminated
dirty adjective contaminated with infecting organisms; `dirty wounds`; `obliged to go into infected rooms`- Jane Austen

contamination
pollution noun the act of contaminating or polluting; including (either intentionally or accidentally) unwanted substances or factors

contaminative
adjective making impure by contact or mixing

contemn
despise verb look down on with disdain; `He despises the people he has to work for`; `The professor scorns the students who don`t catch on immediately`

contemplate
verb look at thoughtfully; observe deep in thought; `contemplate one`s navel`

contemplate
verb think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes; `He is meditating in his study`

contemplation
reflection noun a calm lengthy intent consideration

contemplative
noun a person devoted to the contemplative life

contemporaneously
adverb during the same period of time; `contemporaneously, or possibly a little later, there developed a great Sumerian civilisation`

contemporaneous
adjective occurring in the same period of time; `a rise in interest rates is often contemporaneous with an increase in inflation`; `the composer Salieri was contemporary with Mozart`

contemporary
modern-day adjective characteristic of the present; `contemporary trends in design`; `the role of computers in modern-day medicine`

contemporary
adjective occurring in the same period of time; `a rise in interest rates is often contemporaneous with an increase in inflation`; `the composer Salieri was contemporary with Mozart`

contempt
scorn noun open disrespect for a person or thing

contempt of Congress
noun deliberate obstruction of the operation of the federal legislative branch

contempt of court
noun disrespect for the rules of a court of law

contemptible
adjective deserving of contempt or scorn

contemptibly
adverb in a contemptible manner

contemptuous
disdainful adjective expressing extreme contempt

contemptuously
disdainfully adverb without respect; in a disdainful manner; `she spoke of him contemptuously`

contemptuousness
noun the manifestation of scorn and contempt; `every subordinate sensed his contemptuousness and hated him in return`

contend
struggle verb be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight; `the tribesmen fought each other`; `Siblings are always fighting`; `Militant groups are contending for control of the country`

contending
adjective striving or struggling in rivalry or battle; `contending armies`; `two contending parties`

content
cognitive content noun the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned

content word
open-class word noun a word to which an independent meaning can be assigned

contented
content adjective satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are; `a contented smile`

contentedly
adverb with equanimity; ``I bought it,` she said contentedly`

contentedness
content noun the state of being contented with your situation in life; `he relaxed in sleepy contentedness`; `they could read to their heart`s content`

contentious
combative adjective inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits; `a style described as abrasive and contentious`; `a disputatious lawyer`; `a litigious and acrimonious spirit`